Summary
Skills have arrived in Gemini, and this Futurepedia tutorial explains how to use them. Skills work like recipe cards for repeatable workflows, bundling instructions, reference material and tools so the AI can handle a task the same way every time. They are available in Gemini chat and in Gemini Spark, Google’s more agentic platform.
The video demonstrates three ways to create a skill. The first is pasting a prompt into a normal chat, shown with a meeting recap skill that returns decisions, action items with owners and due dates, and open questions. The second is a “write like me” skill built from samples of the user’s own emails, which can draft replies in their voice and send them through Gmail. The third is uploading a skill file, shown with a proposal writer that pairs a SKILL.md markdown file with a CSV of pricing so rates are not guessed.
The presenter explains what a skill contains under the hood and warns viewers to use only uploaded skills from sources they trust. The video also looks at invoking skills with a forward slash and chaining several together, and points to a free guide of 25 ready-made skills.
It is a useful starting point for anyone who wants Gemini to follow consistent, reusable workflows.
📺 Source: Futurepedia · Published October 02, 2026
🏷️ Format: Tutorial Demo
